Germany, Drk. A Cased German Red Cross Merit Cross United Republic of Becker' signature is strong and

Becker' signature is strong and in blue ink

a silver Maltese cross with crossed swords between the arms of the cross

although its statutes would not be published until February 1822

marked on reverse FLL 38 (Friedrich Linden

he was at the front on that fateful February 28th

Germany, Drk. A Cased German Red Cross Merit Cross United Republic of Becker' signature is strong and(Ehrenzeichen des Deutschen Roten Kreuzes 1937 Verdienstkreuz mit Etui). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Geneva Cross, the obverse with white enameled arms, with a central black enameled German national eagle clutching a gilt wreath with a mobile swastika, overlaid by a Red Cross insignia, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 51. 68 mm (w) x